Then it's on to his 18-member jazz ensemble's music: “Don't Get Around Much Anymore,” “As Time Goes By,” “On Green Dolphin Street” and other classics.

“The jazz is fabulous,” Lowman said. The players “are on point.”

Tutton works with the home-schooled students, who range in age from 8 to 18, and has seen them through award-winning performances at the Clark County Jazz Festival in Vancouver, Wash., and the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho.

Olympic Express

But the bandleader pointed to the other outfit to take the stage tonight: Olympic Express, Tutton said, “is a very, very outstanding band.”

The 18-piece Olympic Express has a repertoire ranging from “Let the Good Times Roll” and “I'm Beginning to See the Light” to “The Man I Love” and “At Last.”

Tonight's dance will wrap up around 10 p.m. and, Tutton said, “it should be a real good time.”

Advance tickets are on sale at Northwest Fudge & Confections, 108 W. First St., Port Angeles, and at the Joyful Noise, 112 W. Washington St. in Sequim.